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Mackenzie Smith and Elliot Duffy received Hinds Community College's top athletic honors during a ceremony at Mayo Fieldhouse, highlighting their achievements on and off the field.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Normal operations have resumed after the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services building in downtown Jackson was evacuated after what was believed to be a gas leak. According to CPS, staff detected what was believed to be the smell of a natural gas leak on Friday...

CAUSE NO. P2025-502 Letters Testamentary having been granted on this the 18 day of Dec, 2025 By the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi in Cause No. P2025-502 to the undersigned Executrix upon the Estate of CHARLES CURTIS TERRY, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said State to present the same to the Clerk of said Court...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — Three Jackson firefighters have been placed on administrative leave. According to the City of Jackson, the three firefighters visited a downtown Jackson establishment during their shift over the weekend. Officials said the firefighters were dispatched to a fire at a blighted property. Afterward, officials said law enforcement was called and sobriety […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a psychiatric emergency services unit within its adult Emergency Department to better serve patients. “This new unit is specifically designed similar to other behavioral health units, to enhance safety for both patients and staff,” Sherry Riser, nursing director...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The 75th annual National Day of Prayer brought Christians from across the state to the Mississippi Coliseum on Thursday for a day of worship, fellowship and prayer for communities across the state. Organizers said the event focused on unity, healing and faith, especially as many Mississippians continue recovering from recent severe […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson city officials say a new lawsuit isn’t needed to ask a federal judge to block a controversial water authority act from going into effect. The city is seeking to extend a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court to block the state from enforcing H.B. 1677, the Metro Jackson Water Authority Act.

RANKIN COUNTY – A suspect has barricaded himself inside of a home in Rankin County, and two people have been shot and killed. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, the suspect is barricaded inside of a home in the 1400 block of Monterrey Road near Florence. Sheriff...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Hinds County man is facing up to 40 years in prison after being found guilty in the murder of a legally blind woman. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced on Friday that Marquiz McLaurin was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the death of 24-year-old Bridge Harkins.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Executive Director of S.A.F.E. S.P.A.C.E. Youth and Teen Mental Health Foundation, Felicia Brookins, visited Today at 11 with information about some upcoming events. A free event for military families will take place May 9 at 11:00 a.m. The Theater Vignette ‘The Pulpit and The Poison’ is...